Cynomya mortuorum (Linnaeus, 1761)
(Dead Dog Fly, Yellow-faced Blowfly)

Interactions where Cynomya mortuorum is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva feeds on dead Major CHORDATA vertebrates Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Calliphoridae/Cynomya mortuorum/Cynomya mortuorumdead dog fly, yellow-faced blowflylarva Animal / carrion / dead animal feeder /Animalia/Chordata/ChordatavertebratesMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
van Emden, F.I.,, 1954Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and CalliphoridaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(a), 133pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Cynomya mortuorum (Dead Dog Fly, Yellow-faced Blowfly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cynomya mortuorum (Dead Dog Fly, Yellow-faced Blowfly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCynomya mortuorum (Dead Dog Fly, Yellow-faced Blowfly)
FamilyCALLIPHORIDAE (blowflies, bluebottles, green bottles and woodlouse-flies)
SuperfamilyOESTROIDEA (blow-flies, blue-bottles, flesh flies and parasitoid flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cynomya mortuorum (Dead Dog Fly, Yellow-faced Blowfly)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource

First Instar Larva

Szpila, K., Pape, T., Hall, M.J.R. & Madra, A. 2014 Morphology and identification of first instars of European and Mediterranean blowflies of forensic importance. Part III: Calliphorinae Medical and Veterinary Entomology Vol 28: 133-142.

Cynomya mortuorum (Dead Dog Fly, Yellow-faced Blowfly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cynomya mortuorum (Dead Dog Fly, Yellow-faced Blowfly):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 22 images of Cynomya mortuorum (Dead Dog Fly, Yellow-faced Blowfly)
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